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June 11th, 2012

June 11, 2012

The National Park Service (NPS) has their work cut out for them with the removal of Black Locust trees along 50 acres near Lake Roosevelt.
Currently in the planning and development stages, the project entails removing invasive black locusts that are choking out native plants and trees like pine and cottonwood. The majority of the tree removal will take place between the Kettle Falls Marina and Ski Point, which is south of Swim Beach near the Locust Grove Camp Ground.

June 8th

June 8, 2012

Meeting for parents is next Monday

Colville High School cross country runner Jill Fenno is hosting a free Girl‚Äôs Run For Fun summer running camp this month for all young ladies going into the fifth and sixth grade.
The running camp serves as Fenno‚Äôs Senior Project for the incoming senior‚Äôs 2013 graduation.
The camp will run from 9 to 11 a.m. from June 18-21. The camp will conclude with a Fun Run for all participants at 10 a.m. on June 22.
‚ÄúThe camp will consist of lessons that incorporate games and running that help the girls to become their best self,‚ÄĚ Fenno said.

June 8, 2012

Jammie Madonna‚Äôs
Senior Project

One of the top high school catchers in Washington figured that putting on a softball skills camp for youngsters would be a great way to give back‚ÄĒand to satisfy her Colville High School Senior Project for 2012-2013.
Madonna, who helped lead the Indians to the cusp of a State 1A championship last month in Richland, is an All-State selection and the Northeast A League‚Äôs Defensive Player of the Year. She is also the 2012 Benchwarmer‚Äôs Softball MVP.

June 5th

June 5, 2012

Duane Preston Gates, age 69, passed away on May 29, 2012 in Colville. He was born on Oct. 26, 1942, the son of Lloyd Wil¬¨liam and Rhoda Ann (Holcomb) Gates in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After high School, Duane enlisted in the United States Army and served for four years before receiving an Honorable Dis¬¨charge.
Duane was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He lived in Northern California and Phoenix, Arizona before relocating to Colville, where he met his wife, Barbara, on a blind date in 1986.
Per Duane‚Äôs request, there will be no service.

June 5, 2012

Stephen F. Kramer‚Äôs exuberant and passionate life inspired many to reach their goals, challenge conventional thinking, and expand their career horizons. Steve battled valiantly and with great humor and patience to overcome a recurrence of lym¬¨phoma in recent months before passing peacefully out of pain at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane on May 14, 2012 with his wife and daughter nearby.

June 5, 2012

June 5, 2012

Louise Mary Holdaway, a resident of Colville, passed peace¬¨fully from her life on June 2, 2012 at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville. Louise was born on August 11, 1923 in Colville, the daughter of Richard and Katie (Paulson) Day.

June 5, 2012

It‚Äôs doubtful that John Olson, the originator and mastermind behind the Tiger Triathlon that will make its 22nd run next month, envisioned what the race would become in the next millennium.
Okay, on second thought, maybe Olson did envision a local sporting event that would become something of an enduring icon to the athletes that enjoy competition in increments of three‚ÄĒa bracing swim in a mountain lake, a bike ride mostly downhill to Colville, topped off by a morning run around a high school and golf course.

June 5, 2012

Clark‚Äôs All-Sports owner and founder Ray Clark figured that it made perfect sense to expand on a business that has been selling boats across the country for several years now.
When John‚Äôs Marine Service owner John Monette decided that it was time to retire, or semi-retire, he decided to sell his well-established business across Highway 20 from the Colville Municipal Airport (192 DeGrief Road) to Clark earlier this year.
Clark‚Äôs Marine & Motor Sports is in the process of expanding its showroom and service offerings.

June 5, 2012

John Monette admits that running a boat business all these years is something of a departure for an old farm kid.
Monette, on the cusp of his 76th birthday, recently sold his long-running John‚Äôs Marine Service to Ray Clark and Clark‚Äôs All-Sports earlier this year.
It was a good move for both Colville businessmen. Clark, who has renamed the business Clark‚Äôs Marine & Motor Sports, plans to expand on the company‚Äôs marine division and Monette says it‚Äôs time to retire.